Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday: Cam Gigandet

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camgigandet.jpgCam Gigandet

Born: August 16, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington, USA

(On being frequently cast as a villain) It’s probably, I’m not going to say the easiest thing for me, I don’t know, I enjoy it the most. I don’t know why, I think it’s that there’s more to grab onto, I guess. You can use your imagination a little bit more, where as if they’re good guys or heroes, they always have to abide by a strict set of rules. To this day, I still haven’t been able to figure out how to work around those. It hasn’t gotten fun for me, the good guy. Maybe because I don’t know how to do it, I don’t know. With the bad guys, there seems to be more creativity and imagination involved in justifying what they do. That’s what people hire me for, I’ll take it.

THE ROOMMATE
dir. Christian E. Christiansen
Stars:
Minka Kelly
Leighton Meester		 TwilightTwilight
2008
dir. Catherine Hardwicke
Starring
Stewart
Robert Pattinson
PANDORUM Movie PosterPandorum
2009
dir. Christian Alvart
Starring
Quaid
Ben Foster
Cam Gigandet		 Never Back DownNever Back Down
Directed by Jeff Wadlow
Starring
Sean Faris
Amber Heard
EASY A
dir. Will Gluck
Stars
Emma Stone
Amanda Bynes		 priestPRIEST
dir. Scott Charles Stewart
Stars:
Paul Bettany
Cam Gigandet
The UnbornThe Unborn
2009
dir. David S. Goyer
Starring
Odette Yustman
Oldman		 MOVIE POSTERTRESPASS
dir. Joel Schumacher
Stars:
Nicolas Cage
Nicole Kidman

 

Happy Birthday: Cristin Milioti

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cristinmiliotiCristin Milioti

Born: August 16, 1985 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA

[re role in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)] It’s a very fun role and I’m unrecognizable. I have a huge perm, acrylic tips, I’m spray-tanned and have a thick Queens accent. It’s a big role. Or at least I think it is. I constantly live in fear that I will show up to see it and they will have replaced me with Don Cheadle.

MOVIE POSTERTHE WOLF OF WALL STREET
2013
dir. Martin Scorsese
Stars:
Leonardo DiCaprio
PJ Byrne

MOVIE POSTERTHE BRASS TEAPOT
2013
dir. Ramaa Mosley
Stars:
Juno Temple
Alexis Bledel
Sopranos
Season 6
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Happy Birthday: James Cameron

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jamescameron.jpgJames Cameron

Born: August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada

Married to:
Suzy Amis (4 June 2000 – present) (3 children)
Linda Hamilton (26 July 1997 – 16 December 1999) (divorced) (1 child)
Kathryn Bigelow (17 August 1989 – 10 November 1991) (divorced)
Gale Anne Hurd (1985 – 1989) (divorced)
Sharon Williams (14 February 1978 – 14 July 1984) (divorced)

The Terminator
1984
dir. Cameron
Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Linda Hamilton		 THE ABYSSThe Abyss
1989
dir. James Cameron
Starring
Ed Harris
Mary Elizabeth
ALIENSAliens
1986
dir. Cameron
Starring
Sigourney Weaver
Carrie Henn		 TERMINATOR 2Terminator 2
1991
dir. Cameron
starring
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Linda Hamilton
True Lies
1994
dir. Cameron
Starring
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jamie Lee Curtis		 TITANICTitanic
1997
dir. Cameron
starring
Kate Winslet
Leonardo DiCaprio		 AVATAR Movie PosterAvatar
dir. Cameron
Stars:
Sam Worthington
Sigourney Weaver
Michelle Rodriguez

Born in Canada in 1954, James Cameron early on harbored screenwriting ambitions, but began with odd jobs on set. His directorial debut was Piranha 2: The Spawning, a dubious start which nevertheless was followed by the classic hit The Terminator, which he also wrote.

This success opened the floodgates of high-concept and highly successful sci-fi outings, which remain Cameron’s signature.

James remains best-known for Titanic, for which he infamously coined himself “King of the World”.

 

Happy Birthday: Steve Carell

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stevecarell.jpgSteve Carell

Born: August 16, 1962 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Married to:
Nancy Carell (5 August 1995 – present) (2 children)

I have no idea where my pathetic nature comes from. If I thought about it too long, it would depress me.

Anchorman
2004
dir. Adam McKay
starring
Will Ferrell
Christina Applegate		 ConstantineThe 40 Year Old Virgin
2005
dir. Judd Apatow
starring
Carell
Seth Rogen
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINELittle Miss Sunshine
2006
dir. Jonathan Dayton
Valerie Faris
Starring
Abigail Breslin
Greg Kinnear		 EVAN ALMIGHTYEvan Almighty
2007
dir. Tom Shadyac
Starring
Carell
Morgan Freeman
SydneyWhiteDan in Real Life
2007
Directed by Peter Hedges
Starring
Carell
Juliette Binoche
Dane Cook		 Get SmartGet Smart
2008
Directed by Peter Segal
Starring
Carell
Hathaway
Descpicable MeDescpicable Me
dir. Pierre Coffin
Chris Renaud
Stars
Steve Carell		 Horton Hears a Who!Horton Hears a Who!
2008
Directed by Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
Voices by
Jim Carrey
Carell
MOVIE POSTERHOPE SPRINGS
2012
dir. David Frankel
Stars:
Meryl Streep
Tommy Lee Jones		 MOVIE POSTERTHE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE
2013
dir. Don Scardino
Stars:
Steve Carell

MOVIE POSTERDESPICABLE ME 2
2013
dir. Pierre Coffin
Chris Renaud
Stars: Steve Carell
Al Pacino		 Dinner for Schmucks Movie PosterDinner for Schmucks
dir. Jay Roach
Stars
Steve Carell
Paul Rudd		 MOVIE POSTERCRAZY, STUPID, LOVE
dir. Glenn Ficarra
John Requa
Stars:
Steve Carell
Ryan Gosling		 MOVIE POSTERSEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD
dir. Lorene Scafaria
Cast:
Steve Carell
MOVIE POSTEROVER THE HEDGE
2006
dir. Tim Johnson
Karey Kirkpatrick
Stars:
Garry Shandling		 MOVIE POSTERANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND CONTINUES
2013
dir. Adam McKay
Stars:
Will Ferrell

Happy Birthday: Evanna Lynch

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evannalynch.jpgEvanna Lynch

Born: August 16, 1991 in Termonfeckin, Ireland

[on her sudden fame] It was mad. I went into school and all of my Year were at the windows and they were all waving when I came in. And then all these camera people starting coming into the school and all the other girls were outside waving and I stayed inside and they didn’t notice me. I think they had dyed my hair at that point so it was different and I had to have security people.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
dir. David Yates
Starring
Daniel Radcliffe
Harry Melling
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWSHARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
dir. David Yates
Stars:
Daniel Radcliffe
Emma Watson
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCEHarry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
2009
dir. David Yates
Starring
Daniel Radcliffe
MOVIE POSTERHARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOW PART 2
dir. David Yates

 

Happy Birthday: Cameron Monaghan

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cameronmonaghanCameron Monaghan

Born: August 16, 1993 in Santa Monica, California, USA

I think the gay community, just like anybody, should be represented in all forms and all types.

movie posterCLICK
2006
dir. Frank Coraci
Starring:
Adam Sandler
Kate Beckinsale		 MOVIE POSTERTHE GIVER
2014
dir. Phillip Noyce
Stars:
Brenton Thwaites
Jeff Bridges
promPROM
dir. Joe Nussbaum
Stars:
Aimee Teegarden
Nicholas Braun
MOVIE POSTERSHAMELESS
Review of the television show		 MOVIE POSTERVAMPIRE ACADEMY
2014
dir. Mark Waters
Stars:
Zoey Deutch
Lucy Fry

 

Happy Birthday: Zeljko Ivanek

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zeljkoivanekZeljko Ivanek

Born: August 15, 1957 in Ljubljana, Slovenia

[Interview for “Films in Review” in 1985] There’s a thrill in performance on the stage that you don’t get in a movie. There’s a feeling that you are communicating something to an audience that you just don’t have during take 16 on a sound stage. A year later you see it on a screen and feel frustrated about things you’ve missed. Why didn’t I do this? Why didn’t I do that?

TV POSTERTHE MOB DOCTOR
Review of the 2012 drama		 IN BRUGESIn Bruges
dir. Martin McDonagh
Starring
Farrell
Paul Gleason

MOVIE POSTERTHE WORDS
2012
dir. Brian Klugman
Lee Sternthal
Stars:
Bradley Cooper
Dennis Quaid		 24Best of TRUE BLOOD TV series
THE BOURNE LEGACY
dir. Tony Gilroy
Stars:
Jeremy Renner
Rachel Weisz		 MOVIE POSTERTOWER HEIST
dir. Brett Ratner
Stars:
Eddie Murphy
Ben Stiller
MOVIE POSTERARGO
dir. Ben Affleck
Stars:
Ben Affleck
Bryan Cranston		 MOVIE POSTERSEVEN PSYCHOPATHS
Stars:
Colin Farrell
Woody Harrelson
TV POSTERTHE WEST WING season 5
Showrunner John Wells		 TV POSTER24 SEASON 1
Reviews of every episode
Live Free of Die Hard
2007
dir. Len Wiseman
Starring
Willis
Justin Long		 24Best of 24 TV show BLACK HAWK DOWNBlack Hawk Down
2001
dir. Scott
Starring
Ewan McGregor
Josh Harnett		 UNFAITHFULUnfaithful
2002
dir. Adrian Lyne
Cast
Richard Gere
Diane Lane
actorDAMAGES Season 1
Starring:
Glenn Close
Rose Byrne		 actorDAMAGES Season 2
Starring:
Timothy Olyphant
Marcia Gay Harden		 actorDAMAGES Season 3
Starring:
Martin Short
Tate Donovan		 nudeBANSHEE Season 2
2014
Starring:
Zeljko Ivanek
Antony Starr
MOVIE POSTERTHE HOAX
2006
dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Stars:
Richard Gere
Alfred Molina

 

Happy Birthday: Anthony Anderson

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anthonyanderson.jpgAnthony Anderson

Born: August 15, 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA

(in 2006, about The Departed (2006)] Working with [Martin Scorsese] is a dream come true and we’re just having a ball, Just how he commands a set . . . But we are staying true to the original film. We shot in New York for a couple of months, and then we’ve been in Boston the last three weeks, and then we’re coming back to New York through the first week of September. So it’s just a nice ride right now.

scream 4SCREAM 4
dir. Wes Craven
Stars:
Neve Campbell
Courteney Cox
TRANSFORMERSTransformers
2007
dir. Bay
Starring
Shia LaBeouf
Megan Fox
The Departed
2006
dir. Martin Scorsese
Starring
Damon
Leonardo DiCaprio
MOVIE POSTERTHE BIG YEAR
dir. David Frankel
Stars:
Owen Wilson
Jack Black		 TV POSTERGUYS WITH KIDS
Review of the 2012 comedy
MOVIE POSTERSCARY MOVIE 4
2006
dir. David Zucker
Stars:
Anna Faris
Regina Hall

 

Happy Birthday: Debra Messing

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debramessing.jpgDebra Messing

Born: August 15, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

“He’s the best human being I know, he makes me a better person every day. I’m never happier than when I’m with him.” – Said about her husband Daniel in a Cosmopolitan interview: 2000.

Lucky You
2007
dir. Curtis Hanson
Starring
Eric Bana
Drew Barrymore
Robert Duvall
Nothing Like the HolidaysNothing Like the Holidays
2008
dir. Alfredo De Villa
Starring
Alfred Molina
Elizabeth Pena
THE WOMAN
ESSAY on the FILM
2008
dir. Diane English
Starring
Meg Ryan
Annette Bening		 movie reviewsTHE WEDDING DATE
2005
dir. Clare Kilner
Stars:
Debra Messing
Dermot Mulroney
MOVIE POSTEROPEN SEASON
2006
dir. Roger Allers
Jill Culton
Stars:
Ashton Kutcher